Van der Vyver, Petrus JacobusVorster, Martin2018-08-162018-08-162017Van der Vyver, P. & Vorster, M. 2017, 'WaveOne® Gold reciprocating instruments : clinical application in the private practice : Part 1', International Dentistry African Edition, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 6-19.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66162The WaveOne® NiTi File System was introduced to the dental market in 2011. It was a pre-packaged, pre-sterilised, single-use system that was designed to shape root canal systems to a continuously tapering morphology (Webber et al, 2011; Van der Vyver, 2011). Recently, WaveOne® Gold, a new generation of reciprocating files was launched. According to Webber (2015) this single use shaping files offer the clinician more simplicity, safety, improved cutting efficiency and mechanical properties compared to the previous generation of reciprocating instruments. In this paper the authors will discuss the design features of the instruments and focus on the WaveOne® Gold Primary file. This Primary file can be used in approximately 80-85% of cases as a single file technique for root canal preparation. In Part 2 of this series we will discuss the management of larger diameter root canals systems, more challenging and curved root canal systems and provide the reader with examples on when to use more than one WaveOne® Gold file for canal preparation. In Part 3 of this series we will discuss the management of a ledged canal, using the WaveOne® Gold instruments.enCopyright ProhibitedWaveOne® GoldReciprocating filesShaping filesPrimary fileRoot canal preparationRoot canal (RC)Article